Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

| H2Fo you forgotten all the past, thcn
| ElisoF' asked Frank, bitterly, as he saw by
her cool dencanor that she had changed
"Oh! no, never forget, :" said Elise
Odd not you get my letter at the time
| left my uncleSI' said Frank, roproachfully
"Oh, yes, received your letter, and one
| from your unclc about the sayno time, ir
which he informed oe that you were NJ
longer his heir: but a--a-boggar, said the
| young woman, laughing aloud.
Good hoavcr5l Else, can Il bc that you
arc mcrccnary, them I did not think'---
mo, suppco you thought could marry
a-bcggar just al we'll as not, and continue
to work at millinery for my living and for
| yours, too, perhapSf' said the girl lightly.
| Elise, hoOr mo H. 10 not too Late Ny
uncle, nm sUrc, has not cut ne off in his
will Win you not return with rnc, and for
tho sake Of the past let me call you my own
| Eliso-ny wifef'
"HushI7 said the girl waTniugy, as a man
| approached. II could DO nothing Of The
kind. Lot me present you 10 my husband,
Monsieur Fcnnel-"
And to his,intonse disgust and modification
| Frank found himself the next instant in the
| embrace Of u Vivacious and voluble French
| man.
The rev view Of tho lovely siren in her
| cCarsCnC@S and her mammon worship, to
| gcther with this presentation Of n heavy,
| vulgar mon past mic C ago as her husband,
| was combination Of circumstances that
| completely disenamorcd Frank Duncan, and
| nc ned r7erlp!tateiy as soon as released from
| the mans clutches, amid pcals Of laughter
from the giddy French girl and cultural
ANGUS rom her male companion.
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va ar Sorncf" sat IN his GlnEy little Iaw
once, scratching his car with his pen and
EanclnE ocgaslonA!ly at letter he held in
tls band inc letter was from Frank Dun
can auu informed tue lawyer that re, Frank
Drncan, would call upon him in day or two
on CUISINES r''atinG To his deceased uncle's
VII.
l nc Eo"nS scamp must Know that Helen
is thc lNs''c:s"r OF ire oid mans estate. lie
VIII be co"rtinS her for her money, and he
no,sn6 deserve such girl any way said
NomcrS with gToWL AND worse than all,
20 'hlnk John Duncan las fixed 1t in such
snare thnt-out I'll deceive him little
Inc SrrH Old lawyer had in scuSc taken
lteicn under ms care since Ny John Dun
cars uea'u' ana watched her welfare with n
Fa!ouS eye 50 when frank presented him
SEX he sad, hrrSqueiy;
on are cut Oh without cent. Yong
man ana You deserve IT.
fahE coloFcH. nut folt the Justice of the
'tou'ei Iul nc NchluIHi;
and llc!cA-HisS Morley.
Oh, she - provided with moderate an
nulty. The rcSt goes. ! believe, to sonic il
Sttutlon hfcn. said the lawyer choking u
ittie at the 10.
nanh GoI. said Frank impuLivc!y.
10 GA ia"yer SpranG to his feet in pas
SON, and facing the as'"nishcd young fellow
"hoCt"l; - az thank Cod thon that she is q
ttgS2-, too, do YOU
am G!ad thaS may 20 70 her ard COM
ioFt her, ard bc to her wh2' oncD was, with
ou' S1SiAclon mat conc from mercrIary
rn"uVeS, sad franc oHuitantly.
ANON! H1' al Flgtt, YounS man. But
Ncc must ~ aware that your past Conduc.
doeSn y recommend yo1 very highly. l speak
PEI!tny, 10Y 4esen morley L ny ward
FRANK WINGED unG'T thls lash, but all the
same ne was resolved /" bear 1t IN silence,
and the s'a'c@ had fallen from his eyes now,
and Z" remembered trifiing incidents IN their
EVs25-he+ene ana H. oWn-"hich led him
20 ocueNe thoo nc had thrown nWay pearl
BE would seek to recover il again, and was
glad that tho lmTo'timcnt Of money did not
bar the way. tic knew full well that his
foolish inflammation for tho guy superficial
hltso, winch be had mistaken for love, would
prove formidable obstacle; but with youth,
repentance: perseverance and an earnest de
votlon to his PURPOSE he hoped 10 win HelenS
esteem inst and aterwaTd, perhaps, her
love
"Confound the young scamp, he's got good
points, a''cr al, SroHjed Somers
ana so Helen thought when the old lawyer
tod her about 1t and made her understand
how dit1calt IT would be to keep Frank long
IN ignorance OF the provisions OF his uncle's
viii
ihr'e months are hrief measure oe time
as the ages Toll onward, and yet three short
months arc Smetimcs ~ crowded with
events oearlnG directly upon our lives that
yeorS, aye al age are Us nothing in compar-
lson.
Three months Of penitence, of unobtruSive
Devotion TO Helen OF evident shame for his
past conduct and an unrnistakable determin
alton TO atone Tor IL IL pSrpiblp on the mart